District: Cranston
Author: Sasha Gold

http://infoworks.ride.uri.edu/2008/queries/FindDist.asp?District=07

Accountability


Look for this information in the District Report Card >> Accountability report.
Target
Group

Elem
Math

Elem
ELA

Met
Standard?

Middle
Math

Middle
ELA

Met
Standard?

High
Math

High
ELA

Met
Standard?

African American
76.0
85.6
Yes
77.5
88.3
Yes
61.3
84.9
ELA Yes, Math No
Asian
85.4
89.3
Yes
82.5
86.2
Yes
71.8
83.3
Yes
Hispanic
77.7
84.6
Yes
73.6
83.3
Yes
59.6
79.5
ELA Yes, Math No
Native American
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
White
85.7
91.7
Yes
81.2
88.3
Yes
73.8
86.7
Yes
Students with Disabilities
70.7
76.5
No
58.4
69.8
ELA No, Math Yes
50.7
70.8
ELA Yes, Math No
English Language Learners
74.8
78.7
No
66.2
76.6
Yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Economically Disadvantaged
77.8
84.5
Yes
72.7
82.0
Yes
61.0
78.9
ELA Yes, Math No
All Students
84.4
90.6
Yes
80.3
87.6
Yes
71.8
85.8
Yes
ElemMath standard: 68.1
ElemELA standard: 80.1
MiddleMath: 55.1
MiddleELA:73.3
HighMath: 68.8
HighELA: 54.0

Graduation Rate: 92.7%
State Standard: 75.3%
Met Standard?: Yes

Analysis Paragraph:
After researching the accountability within Cranston, it seems that students of all different races, such as African American, Asian, White, and Hispanic, are relatively proficient in both mathematics and the English language. All races/ethnicities met the standard in elementary math and the English language; the only two demographics that missed the target were students with disabilities and and the English language learners. Every race in middle school met both the standards for math and the English language. Again, students with disabilities didn't hit the target, but in this case only in regards to the English language.
There seemed to be a bit more discrepancy with meeting the standards in high school, especially in math. The only groups that met both standards completely included the Asian and Caucasian students (71.8 in math and 83.3 in English for Asian students and 73.8 in math and 86.7 in English for Caucasian students), as well as the total student average. African Americans, Hispanic, Students with disabilities, and economically disadvantaged succeeded in the English language (84.9, 79.5, 70.8, 78.9 respectively in relation to the 54.0 standard), but did not meet the state target in mathematics (61.3, 59.6, 50.7, 61.0 respectively). This displays the fact that the proficiency levels seemed to decrease in high school. This could possibly be due to the increased level of difficulty of classes or students inability to put enough effort into their school work to succeed.
Additionally, the graduation was respectable, as only 7.3% didn't graduate while 92.7% did. The graduation rates exceeded the state standard (75.3%) by 17.4% (92.7%-75.3%). Therefore, the region of Cranston seem to be very academically focused; a diverse and thriving community, accountable for a large portion of Rhode Island's success rate.